Teddington

Teddington is a neighborhood of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Middlesex, England. It was named Todyngton after Saint Tuda of Lindisfarne, and the first permanent settlement of the area occurred during Anglo-Saxon times. By the 14th century, Teddington had between 100 and 200 residents, and, during the 18th century, Prime Minister Frederick North lived at Bushy House in Teddington. From 1800 to 1818, Teddington was enclosed in two phases, and the future King William IV lived in Teddington with his mistress; he later lived there with his queen, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. The proximity of royalty led to Teddington developing into a prosperous town during the 19th century, and Teddington was linked to London by railway in 1863 and to Ham by footbridge in 1889. The population rose from 1,183 in 1861 to 14,037 in 1901. By the start of World War II, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) had become the largest employer in the area, and it developed the "bouncing bomb" used by the Allies in the war. In 2011, Teddington had 10,330 residents.